How technology is changing our cities.

Autonomous vehicles (AV’s), the rise of E-commerce, and the proliferation of the sharing economy are having profound effects not only on how we live, move, and spend our time in cities, but also increasingly on urban form and development itself. These new technologies are changing the ease of transport, the role of transit, and the places we spend our time. These changes will have profound effects on cities including large shifts in land use, changes in street design, a potential reduction on the need for parking, a shift on where we choose to live, and challenges for urban density, the extent of sprawl, and the vitality of urban areas.

News & Research

current research and relevant news

Check out our blog for a compilation of research and current articles covering a variety of viewpoints on our selected topics. We have also been working on our own research. We have begun publishing a series of brief papers on issues related to Urbanism Next. The intention is to introduce you to some key topics that will be affecting how cities develop as they face ongoing and transformative changes in technology.